Interior Camera in Model 3 Rear View Mirror

[Garlan Garner]

Level 3 is key there...

Yes, that's what the article says, however I'm wondering why. Why would Level 3 autonomy need to know if the driver is alert or something?

Its my understanding that the increasing levels of autonomy require less and less involvement by they driver.

 

[Stolz25]

Yes, that's what the article says, however I'm wondering why. Why would Level 3 autonomy need to know if the driver is alert or something?

Its my understanding that the increasing levels of autonomy require less and less involvement by they driver.

Level 3: Drivers are still necessary in level 3 cars, but are able to completely shift "safety-critical functions" to the vehicle, under certain traffic or environmental conditions. It means that the driver is still present and will intervene if necessary, but is not required to monitor the situation in the same way it does for the previous levels.

Levels 4 and 5 are when you hit full driverless.

 

[sitter_k]

Hopefully they offer dash cam features so we won't need an aftermarket solution!

Haven't figured out why no company has done this yet. Maybe something legal i haven't thought about.

 

[355rockit]

This may be part of NVIDIA's AI Co-Pilot capability. Refer to ~51:00 minutes into the video below on NVIDIA's self-driving car presentation from CES 2017. TESLA is using NVIDIA AI car platform.
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang to Keynote CES 2017

More info: In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) & Navigation Systems Powered by NVIDIA DRIVE

 

[doug]

Lex Fridman should be happy.

Here's the talk he gave at our TMC conference in 2016

 

[electracity]

It is to monitor your head height and the viewing angle of your eyes so that the HUD is displayed properly and with the correct viewing angle. .... [ducks for cover]

You are a beautiful and special person with very high intelligence.

 

[alluu]

Is there a camera in the S / X with AP2?

 

[ecarfan]

Is there a camera in the S / X with AP2?

No camera there in my week old X.

 

[cgiGuy]

Motion control.. why else?

 

[chilman408]

It's for potential lawsuits.

Tesla AP still requires driver to pay attention to the road but people aren't doing it.

 

[Garlan Garner]

It's for potential lawsuits.

Tesla AP still requires driver to pay attention to the road but people aren't doing it.

They may not ever pay attention. That's why everyone better have their insurance paid up.

Autopilot or not......Insurance companies hold the person in the drivers seat liable for everything - as they should.

 

[DrivingRockies]

It's for potential lawsuits.

Tesla AP still requires driver to pay attention to the road but people aren't doing it.

I'm pretty sure that would be illegal for Tesla to do without permission from the driver/owner.

 

[Garlan Garner]

I'm pretty sure that would be illegal for Tesla to do without permission from the driver/owner.

I don't think so. I can't think of a single law that prohibits a camera being in the car.

That said: There are tons of violations that can occur if they start recording and/or saving the video.

 

[chilman408]

I'm pretty sure that would be illegal for Tesla to do without permission from the driver/owner.

Pretty sure u have to sign that away to use autopilot.

 

[DrivingRockies]

I don't think so. I can't think of a single law that prohibits a camera being in the car.

That said: There are tons of violations that can occur if they start recording and/or saving the video.

That was what I was implying. In reference to use in lawsuits.

 

[DrivingRockies]

Pretty sure u have to sign that away to use autopilot.

There is nothing they have you sign that authorizes them to stick a camera in your face and continually record your every move.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Lex Fridman should be happy.

Here's the talk he gave at our TMC conference in 2016

The Tesla gentleman in this video keeps saying that Tesla needs much more autopilot miles to gather true autopilot data. I don't disagree, however I see this in a different light. If Tesla can get more cars out there sooner they will get more miles. If they get me my Model 3 tomorrow......I will get them over 100 miles per day as I drive to work.

 

[PRSIST]

@wk057 has found there is a camera in the rear view looking inside the car. See his Twitter for details.

Thoughts?

Just a little too 'Big Brother' for me. Some matching fingernail polish is going over that lens on my car.

 

[scottf200]

The Tesla gentleman in this video keeps saying that Tesla needs much more autopilot miles to gather true autopilot data. I don't disagree, however I see this in a different light. If Tesla can get more cars out there sooner they will get more miles. If they get me my Model 3 tomorrow......I will get them over 100 miles per day as I drive to work.

That was not a 'Tesla gentleman' --- Dr. Lex Fridman is a postdoctoral associate working on Deep Learning and Computer Vision in the context of Shared Autonomy and Intelligent Vehicle Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

 

[gregincal]

There is nothing they have you sign that authorizes them to stick a camera in your face and continually record your every move.

So you've got your Model 3 and signed the papers, have you?

 

[scottf200]

This may be part of NVIDIA's AI Co-Pilot capability. Refer to ~51:00 minutes into the video below on NVIDIA's self-driving car presentation from CES 2017. TESLA is using NVIDIA AI car platform.
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang to Keynote CES 2017

More info: In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) & Navigation Systems Powered by NVIDIA DRIVE

It would seem you may have hit the nail on the head with both those links and information.


In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) & Navigation Systems Powered by NVIDIA DRIVE

Their AI 'co-pilot' is either driving you or looking out for you. Example, you are gazing off slightly to the left but AI 'co-pilot' sees a bicycle coming up on the right hand side of the road. Makes you aware of it since you are not looking that way.